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DigiAsia Corp. reports developments around its Indonesian Fintech-as-a-Service platform, which delivers embedded finance, API-based payments, digital banking, lending, eKYC, insurance and wallet capabilities for enterprise and digital-platform partners. Company updates often cover AI-enabled product features, branchless banking and financial-inclusion partnerships, and changes to its embedded-wallet strategy.
Recurring news also includes operating and financial results, technology licensing arrangements, convertible-note financing and corporate-status matters tied to its ordinary shares and warrants, including Nasdaq listing-status actions and related reporting obligations.
DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS), a leading Fintech as a Service ecosystem provider, has formed an AI-focused strategic advisory board and appointed Gulzar Azad as its first strategic advisor. Azad, currently serving in an advisory role for Health AI and population-scale projects at Google UK, brings extensive experience in technology leadership and entrepreneurship.
The advisory board aims to guide DigiAsia's rapid introduction of AI technology and capabilities to provide efficiency to enterprise clients in Indonesia at scale. Azad's expertise aligns with DigiAsia's goals to expand AI capabilities across their SME ecosystem and make AI more accessible to drive economic growth in Indonesia.
CEO Prashant Gokarn expressed enthusiasm about Azad's appointment, highlighting the value of his insights for DigiAsia's innovation and growth in AI. Azad's experience in advancing technology equity and creating distributed architectures is expected to complement DigiAsia's mission to drive commerce growth across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS), a leading Fintech as a Service ecosystem provider, has reported significant growth in key performance indicators for the full year 2023. The company achieved 7.85 billion transactions, marking a 74% year-over-year increase from 4.5 billion in 2022. Gross transaction value reached $3.625 billion, up from $2.1 billion in 2022. DigiAsia's merchant base expanded to 1 million, a 31.5% growth from 760,100 at the end of 2022. The company also saw a 40% increase in Enterprise Payment and Banking Partners on its platform compared to 48 customers in 2022. Notably, DigiAsia has moved into operational profitability, indicating improved financial performance.
DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS) announced the completion of a convertible note financing with Helena Partners, resulting in net proceeds of $3.0 million. The company issued $5.2 million in Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes to extinguish all inherited debt from its business combination with StoneBridge Acquisition The Notes bear a 12% annual interest rate, payable quarterly, and mature in one year. Helena has the option to convert the principal and accrued interest into DigiAsia common stock. The remaining funds will be used for general corporate purposes and growth capital investment.
DIGIASIA Corp has secured 5,120 of NVIDIA's H200 GPUs, advancing their AI solutions for the fintech, telecom, and government sectors. This initial tranche, valued over $400 million, will enhance DIGIASIA's infrastructure, enabling advanced solutions like AML, fraud detection, KYC, and branchless banking. Operations will be based in the Dubai International Financial Center, with deployments starting in Q4 2024. The project aims to tap into a USD 200-300 billion annual market opportunity in financial services, initially focusing on Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East, with plans for global expansion. The initiative is expected to significantly boost DIGIASIA's top and bottom lines from Q4 2024.
DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS) has entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Helena Special Opportunities to secure over $3 million in funding through Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes. These notes can be converted into Class A common shares and bear an annual interest of 12%, payable quarterly, maturing in one year. Additionally, DigiAsia incorporates $5.2 million of Class B Convertible Notes from debt inherited via its recent merger with StoneBridge Acquisition The proceeds will be used to repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes, including growth capital investment. The CEO, Prashant Gokarn, expressed optimism about the funding, emphasizing its importance in executing the company's long-term growth strategy. EF Hutton acted as the exclusive placement agent, and Winston & Strawn LLP served as the legal advisor for the transaction.
DigiAsia, an Indonesia-focused FaaS company, has announced a merger with StoneBridge Acquisition Corporation, set to close in 2Q 2023 under the ticker symbol Nasdaq: FAAS. The deal values DigiAsia at a pre-money equity valuation of $500 million and may provide up to $200 million in net cash for growth initiatives. Strategic partnerships include exclusive collaborations with Mastercard and DBS Bank. Existing shareholders will roll over 100% of their equity. This merger aims to enhance financial inclusion in Indonesia, addressing a substantial $245 billion market.